weekend. you want to fly out?" [ laughter ] but he really did, and thanks for just paying attention. >> jay: and your mother always goes, "kevin is fine. [ laughter ] he's in luxembourg today playing over there." i'm like, "oh, okay." >> well, that's cool, man. i really appreciate that. >> jay: well, sure. now, this -- great cd. tell us about "the messenger." tell us about your cd. >> well, that's the new record that's coming out. new cd. i don't know even what you call it. a file? what do you call it now? a cd? a file? whatever. that's coming out. we worked hard on it, and -- >> jay: and you wrote most of the songs, right? except for two, i think. >> yeah. i did some of coltrane stuff, too, and -- so, hopefully, you know -- hopefully, you like it. >> jay: you out on tour now? [ cheers and applause ] where are you going next? >> i'll be in vegas this weekend at the smith center. >> jay: oh, okay. >> this coming weekend, so -- >> jay: cool, cool. >> just getting out playing, and thanks for just letting me come back. >> jay: anytime. you're always welcome here, kevin. >> it's beautiful to come back. >> jay: anytime you want. kevin eubanks! [ cheers and applause ] and of course, dennis rodman! dennis, thank you, dennis!

dennis' new book right here. [ applause ] and kevin bacon, of course, "the following" on fox. folks, tomorrow night, robin wright will be here. but jimmy fallon's happening right now. see you tomorrow. bye-bye, everybody! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> steve: from studio 6b in rockefeller center, the national broadcasting company presents -- tonight's guests are -- and featuring the legendary roots crew. and here he is -- jimmy fallon! [ cheers and applause ] captions paid for by nbc-universal television -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: oh, hey, everybody! thank you very much! that's a great new york city crowd right there. welcome to "late night with jimmy fallon," everybody. oh, great! we've got a big show tonight, it's gonna be fun. looking forward to it. [ cheers and applause ] welcome. thank you for being here. here's what people are talking about. the white house's immigration plan was leaked over the weekend and florida senator marco rubio is already calling it dead on arrival. [ light laughter ] which, incidentally, is also florida's state motto. [ laughter ] i don't know why. it's a beautiful state. but unfortunate. yeah. this is cool. yesterday nba legend michael jordan turned 50 years old. [ cheers and applause ] yeah. scottie pippen actually helped him blow out his candles, but nobody seemed to notice. [ light laughter ] nobody noticed at all. i want to wish a happy birthday to my girl, vanna white, who

turned 56 years old today. [ applause ] happy birthday, vanna white. or as "wheel of fortune" contestants put it, "hippy borthday?" [ laughter ] it takes awhile. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ shoulda bought a vowel, shoulda bought a vowel. with tax season coming up -- i guess it's actually if you bought the letter "a," you would have known it's happy birthday. >> steve: well, yeah. you wouldn't need -- >> jimmy: hippy borthdee. >> steve: hippy bordee. >> jimmy: hippy bordee. >> steve: hippy bordie? anthony bourdain. [ light laughter ] >> jimmy: um, get this, you guys, a new study found that humans are slowly getting less intelligent. i was gonna read the whole study, but i'm just gonna wait for the movie. [ laughter ] this isn't good. in the last week, the season premieres of "survivor" and "the amazing race" had their lowest ratings yet. you could tell reality show producers are worried because on "survivor" the immunity

challenge was "come up with another hit reality show. go!" [ light laughter ] and finally, a judge in california announced that kim kardashian's divorce trial from kris humphries will begin on may 6th, while the pre-show on e! will begin march 1st. [ laughter ] we have a great show tonight, give it up for the roots! ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: we have a fun show tonight. he's one of the funniest comedians out there. artie lange is back on the show tonight! [ cheers and applause ] he's so good. >> steve: funny. >> jimmy: from "mad men" and "community," the beautiful alison brie is stopping by! [ cheers and applause ] she's always fun as well. and we have great music from tame impala! [ cheers and applause ] tame impala, they're actually going to be one of the performers at this year's bonnaroo festival, you guys. which is awesome. [ cheers and applause ]

that's right, you heard it here first. and here are two more bands we're announcing for the first time. animal collective and japandroids will be there. [ applause ] ♪ they're gonna be at bonnaroo this year. the full lineup will be unveiled tomorrow during a special webcast on bonnaroo.com at 2:00 p.m. eastern. it's gonna be hosted by weird al yankovic, so look for that thing tomorrow. [ light laughter ] and then tune in here tomorrow night, and we'll have a member from one of the other bonnaroo headliners sitting in with the roots. it's good stuff. [ applause ] hey, guys. you know there's a lot of bad news out there in the world. but here at "late night," we always try to find the silver lining. so with that in mind, it's time for a segment we call "on the bright side." [ cheers and applause ] ♪ on the bright side on the bright side on the bright side ♪ >> jimmy: so, here's how it works. i'm gonna give you the cold, hard facts that we've pulled from some of the world's top news sources. and then we're gonna look at the bright side and give you the silver lining. here we go.

[ dramatic music ] ♪ [ light laughter ] there's a new app that deletes any mentions of your ex from facebook. on the bright side, taylor swift's facebook feed is now just a blank screen. [ laughter ] ♪ [ applause ] iceland is considering a ban on internet porn this summer. on the bright side, you've still got a couple months left to watch people bjorking. [ light laughter ] [ scattered applause ] ♪ a man in georgia was arrested for stealing a krispy kreme doughnut truck and leading police on a high-speed chase. [ light laughter ] on the bright side, eventually, the cops caught the doughnuts. [ light laughter ] [ scattered applause ] ♪ >> steve: oh, no! this is scary. >> jimmy: passengers on a carnival cruise ship were trapped in the ocean for four

days. on the bright side, that's kind of what they paid for. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] [ light laughter ] ♪ a dog named banana joe was named best in show at "the westminster kennel club dog show." on the bright side it's the first time anyone named banana joe won a prize other than best male stripper. [ laughter ] [ applause ] ♪ [ light laughter ] kim kardashian is now sporting a baby bump. on the bright side, it sort of balances things out. [ laughter ] [ applause ] [ light laughter ] ♪ scientists have discovered a species of fish that surrounds itself with uglier fish in order to make itself more attractive.

on the bright side, we now know that scientists find fish attractive. ♪ [ scattered applause ] passengers aboard the stranded carnival cruise ship had to spend four days on a boat full of sewage and waste. on the bright side, the term "poop deck" finally makes sense. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] >> steve: come on, you knew that was coming! >> jimmy: there you have it, guys. you knew it was coming. thank you, that was "on the bright side." stick around, we'll be right back with "freestyling with the roots." [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪

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♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: welcome back, everybody. thank you so much for being here. thank you for watching. everybody, i always say our show is lucky to have the greatest band in late night, the roots, right there. [ cheers and applause ] but it isn't always fun and games. from time to time, we put the roots to the test. we pick people from our audience and have the roots make up songs about them on the spot. it's time for "freestyling with the roots." here we go. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ time to freestyle with the roots ♪ [ applause ]

>> jimmy: hey, roots, ready to do this? >> yes. >> jimmy: all right. let's pick someone. how about you, sir? right here. come on, stand up, you're right here. how are you? that's a nice -- >> how's it going? >> jimmy: -- nice mustache there, buddy. >> thank you. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: um -- it's fantastic. >> thank you. i was scared to shave it, so -- >> jimmy: i would be too. it's a threatening mustache. it's very nice though. how long did you grow it? >> this is the longest. i don't know if it could get longer. >> jimmy: no. >> it might. this sides longer. >> jimmy: that's -- yeah. well, it's the style now. [ light laughter ] what is your name? >> chris. >> jimmy: chris. very good, chris. chris, where are you from? >> california. >> jimmy: hey, welcome, buddy. >> thank you. >> jimmy: what part of california? >> southern california, rancho cucamonga. >> jimmy: sure. it's a fun name to say. [ laughter ] okay, today is presidents' day. so, if you were president, what would be the first thing that you would do? >> um -- oh, my gosh. i'd give everybody $100. >> jimmy: hey, that's pretty good! you'd give everyone $100. we love you. ♪ that's a good president.

[ applause ] i love you. that works for me, man. you got my vote. you guys, we got chris right here. he's from rancho cucamonga -- california. and if he were the president, first thing he would do is give everyone $100. so for this first song, mumford & sons just won album of the year at the grammys so can you guys do a kind of mumford & sons-style type of song? ♪ [ rhythmic clapping ] ♪ my mustache in the audience his name is chris rancho cucamonga ♪ ♪ that's where he's from my other friend his name is jim he won a grammy ♪ ♪ like mumford & sons chris said if he were president the first thing that ♪ ♪ he probably would do is get that presidential bank

and give a hundred bucks to each of you ♪ ♪ yeah give a hundred bucks to you ♪ ♪ he'd give a hundred bucks to you ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: thank you, thank you, thank you. who else? come on. get up, get up. come on. how you doing? >> good, how are you? >> jimmy: doing great. here, hold this guy. what is your name? >> aonna. >> jimmy: aonna. very nice. aonna. how do you spell aonna? >> not like that. >> jimmy: yeah. [ laughter ] i don't know if you can zoom in -- [ laughter ] aonna, the oscars are coming up on sunday. what was your favorite movie you've seen in the last year? >> oh, that's a tough one. i don't know. i guess most recent, "silver linings playbook." >> jimmy: "silver linings playbook." absolutely. "silver --" [ scattered applause ] "silver linings playbook." and if there was a movie about your life and you could have any

actor or actress play you, who would it be? >> sandra bullock. >> jimmy: yeah, i could see that actually. yeah, sandra bullock. i see why you'd want that. very good. roots, we have our pal aon-a. spelled aon-a. [ laughter ] sorry. i barely graduated high school. her favorite movie this last year is "silver linings playbook." and if there was a movie about her life she would like sandra bullock to play her. obviously. roots, for this next one, could you do this is classic chicago-style blues song? ♪ ♪ it's hard to spell aonna "silver linings playbook" one of her favorite films ♪

♪ trying to tell you now actually i saw that it was filmed in philly ♪ ♪ and i can't say that i was underwhelmed listen to me now ♪ ♪ if they were gonna make a movie about her and she decide who it would be ♪ ♪ it would be sandra bullock whether it was a film for the theaters or on tv ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: thank you very much. i appreciate it. thank you. hey, i'm going to get through here, if you don't mind? how are you? how you doing? [ scattered applause ] hey, buddy. oh, sorry buddy. pal, how are you? you actually are in mumford & sons, aren't you? yeah -- [ laughter ] sorry about that. excuse me. oh -- hey, how you doing? >> hi, good. >> jimmy: hey, how you doing, buddy? oh, i'm so sorry. excuse me.

i appreciate it. how you doing, buddy? >> all right. >> jimmy: thanks, guys. here you go. how about you, sir? let's give it to you, sir. yeah. do you want to do it? >> yeah, sure. >> jimmy: very good. [ cheers and applause ] >> do i hold the mic? >> jimmy: yeah, sure, hold the mic. [ applause ] what -- what is the -- [ cheers and applause ] >> what's what? >> jimmy: what is -- what is your name? >> my name's ethan. [ light laughter ] >> jimmy: ethan. ethan, what do you do for a living? >> i'm an actor. >> jimmy: good luck. [ laughter ] good luck. you're an actor. here in new york city, there's a lot of plays out there. any play that you're excited about right now? >> well, i'm excited about the one that i'm doing. >> jimmy: oh, really? >> yeah, i'm starring in a play called "clive." it's an off broadway way at the new group at the acorn theatre on 42nd street. >> jimmy: cool, all right. [ cheers ] [ applause ] all right. roots, we have -- we have our friend ethan here. he says that he's an actor. [ laughter ] he's even in a play called

"clive," which he also directed. it's currently playing at the acorn theatre on 42nd street in new york through march 9th. >> nice facts you got there. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: i thought you were going to say that earlier, that's probably why. yeah. >> i didn't see the cards. >> jimmy: no, i know -- [ laughter ] [ talking over each other ] don't worry about it. yeah. now, i could be wrong about this, but your character "clive" has been said to resemble billy idol, is that correct? >> yes, that is true. >> jimmy: yeah, very good. >> if i'd mentioned that, you would have known it. >> jimmy: we got to do rehearsal. we really have to. roots, for this last one, could you guys do a billy idol-style song? come on. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ ♪ he came over for 30 rock check out his show today ♪

♪ if you are heading to broadway and you wanted to see him live ♪ ♪ go to the acorn theatre he's acting in a play called "clive" ♪ ♪ he's acting in a play called "clive" he's acting in a play called "clive" ♪ ♪ he's acting in a play called "clive" he's acting in a play called "clive" ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: thank you. >> that's a flier for the show >> jimmy: for the show. thank you so much. you are a good man. ethan hawke! [ cheers and applause ] thanks to him. thanks to the roots. we'll be right back with artie lange, everybody! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ what's better? doing two things at once or just one? [ all kids ] twooooo!

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♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: we are joined right now by a hilarious, hilarious comedian. he hosts his own show weeknights from 10:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. eastern. you can listen on radio, or stream it, and you can also watch on the audience network on directv. please welcome back, a good friend of the show. here's artie lange. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: artie lange. we are always psyched to see you. >> what's up? >> jimmy: thank you for coming back to the show, buddy.